Intelligent blackbirds (1 Viewer)

[RubidiumRubecula]

So I was helping my mom in her backyard garden the other day and spotted a Common Blackbird sitting on a wire high above the garden for quite some time. At first I thought that it was going to sing, however it remained completely silent so I stopped paying attention. Later that day mom told me that after we finished our work and I went home, she saw a pair of blackbirds happily feasting on freshly dug soil when she looked out of the window. So looks like the blackbird was patiently waiting for us to leave, knowing that there will be something to eat.
I heard similar stories about European Robins too.

 

[delia todd]

LOL Dmitriy, I think you're probably right. They can be quite cheeky sometimes, like the Robins.

Sounds like your mum is his friend!!

 

[pianoman]

A robin won't even wait for you to leave, it will feed beside you

 

[jackrmee]

I absolutely love blackbirds!

I think they recognise and remember faces, much like crows.
I think the family I’m feeding in the garden this year are the young of last years family, who now have chicks of their own. They seem to come much closer to humans when I’m there alone, which leads me to think they recognise me from last year.